LeBron James might have scored just 11 points, but his influence stretched far beyond the box score, enough to see his son, Bronny James , sent down to the Lakers’ G League affiliate, South Bay. Austin Reaves had joked about how “ awesome ” it would be to see LeBron in the G League and Bronny on the Lakers, but the universe clearly had other plans. And honestly, the move felt almost inevitable. In LeBron’s debut, the Lakers had already handed his starting spot right back to LeBron.

Tonight, Bronny is making the most of the demotion, racking up 10 points and five assists as the team leads 56–50 at the half. Sharing the floor with him is Adou Thiero , who’s putting up five points, two rebounds, and one assist in just nine minutes before foul trouble cuts his run short.

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